Yeah, well, I'm so surprised to see youUp and out of bedI guess you haven't heard yetThat last week you were found deadYeah, I heard it from the oneWho heard it from the one who knewThe one who heard it from the oneWho never checked with youI hesitate to mention itYou know how these things spreadBut just between the two of usHere's what someone saidThey said,

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It was the rumor of a strangerWe assumed that it was trueIt never crossed our mindsTo ever call and check with youWe just announced it at our meetingsWe prayed for your soulWe waited for the nature of the beastTo take its tollNow if we didn't love youWe wouldn't make it knownWe're just minding random businessCuz we've got none of our ownI say

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I hardly can believe itAnd I hope it isn't soI heard it from a personWho said he didn't knowThe others that I've shared it withThey've heard the rumor tooAnd now it really doesn'tEven matter if it's trueSo just between the two of us,I'll tell you what I'll doGo ahead, admit you're deadI'll say I never talked to you